Metabarcoding of the phytotelmata of Pseudalcantarea grandis (Bromeliaceae) from an arid zone.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pseudalcantarea grandis (Schltdl.) Pinzón & Barfuss is a tank bromeliad that grows on cliffs in the southernmost portion of the Chihuahuan desert. Phytotelmata are water bodies formed by plants that function as micro-ecosystems where bacteria, algae, protists, insects, fungi, and some vertebrates can develop. We hypothesized that the bacterial diversity contained in the phytotelma formed in a bromeliad from an arid zone would differ in sites with and without surrounding vegetation. Our study aimed to characterize the bacterial composition and putative metabolic functions in P. grandis phytotelmata collected in vegetated and non-vegetated sites.

Methods

Water from 10 individuals was sampled. Five individuals had abundant surrounding vegetation, and fi

SUBMITTER: Herrera-Garcia JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8801176 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature